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Raising Hope (2010)

Comedy · Family

James "Jimmy" Chance is a clueless 24-year-old who impregnates a serial killer during a one-night-stand. Earning custody of his daughter after the mother is sentenced to death, Jimmy relies on his oddball but well-intentioned family for support in raising the child.

IMDb rating
8.0 (43,859 votes)
Episode average
7.9 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons
4
Streaming (US)
Hulu
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2010)

7.96 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 9.1 24 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 686 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 533 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 496 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 479 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 469 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 428 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 437 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 460 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 443 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 432 votesEp 11: 7.7 · 397 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 397 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 392 votesEp 14: 7.6 · 403 votesEp 15: 7.9 · 377 votesEp 16: 7.8 · 389 votesEp 17: 8.2 · 390 votesEp 18: 7.8 · 381 votesEp 19: 7.6 · 359 votesEp 20: 7.7 · 365 votesEp 21: 8.2 · 398 votesEp 22: 9.1 · 630 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot8.0686
2Dead Tooth7.7533
3Dream Hoarders7.9496
4Say Cheese8.1479
5Happy Halloween8.2469
6Family Secrets7.8428
7The Sniffles7.7437
8Blue Dots8.2460
9Meet the Grandparents8.0443
10Burt Rocks8.1432
11Toy Story7.7397
12Romeo and Romeo7.8397
13A Germ of a Story8.0392
14What Up, Cuz?7.6403
15Snip Snip7.9377
16The Cultish Personality7.8389
17Mongooses8.2390
18Cheaters7.8381
19Sleep Training7.6359
20Everybody Flirts... Sometimes7.7365
21Baby Monitor8.2398
22Don't Vote for This Episode9.1630

Season 2 (2011)

7.94 avg 22 episodes 8.3 → 8.1 22 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 440 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 362 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 356 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 340 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 361 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 325 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 326 votesEp 8: 7.6 · 356 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 340 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 371 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 349 votesEp 12: 7.7 · 353 votesEp 13: 7.8 · 312 votesEp 14: 9.3 · 683 votesEp 15: 8.2 · 356 votesEp 16: 7.8 · 385 votesEp 17: 7.6 · 306 votesEp 18: 7.7 · 310 votesEp 19: 7.8 · 314 votesEp 20: 7.7 · 324 votesEp 21: 8.2 · 369 votesEp 22: 8.1 · 392 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Prodigy8.3440
2Sabrina Has Money7.9362
3Kidnapped7.9356
4Henderson, Nevada-Adjacent, Baby! Henderson, Nevada-Adjacent!7.7340
5Killer Hope7.8361
6Jimmy and the Kid7.5325
7Burt's Parents7.7326
8Bro-gurt7.6356
9The Men of New Natesville8.2340
10It's a Hopeful Life8.1371
11Mrs. Smartypants8.1349
12Gambling Again7.7353
13Tarot Cards7.8312
14Jimmy's Fake Girlfriend9.3683
15Sheer Madness8.2356
16Single White Female Role-Model7.8385
17Spanks Butt, No Spanks7.6306
18Poking Holes in the Story7.7310
19Hogging All the Glory7.8314
20Sabrina's New Jimmy7.7324
21Inside Probe8.2369
22I Want My Baby Back, Baby Back, Baby Back8.1392

Season 3 (2012)

7.97 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 8.3 22 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 378 votesEp 2: 8.4 · 361 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 332 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 316 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 319 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 291 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 354 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 289 votesEp 9: 7.6 · 289 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 308 votesEp 11: 8.4 · 339 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 290 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 310 votesEp 14: 8.2 · 345 votesEp 15: 7.6 · 290 votesEp 16: 7.7 · 304 votesEp 17: 8.0 · 302 votesEp 18: 7.8 · 298 votesEp 19: 8.6 · 477 votesEp 20: 7.9 · 337 votesEp 21: 6.9 · 456 votesEp 22: 8.3 · 334 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Not Indecent, But Not Quite Decent Enough Proposal8.0378
2Throw Maw Maw from the House, Part One8.4361
3Throw Maw Maw from the House, Part Two8.3332
4If a Ham Falls in the Woods8.0316
5Don't Ask, Don't Tell Me What to Do8.0319
6What Up, Bro?7.5291
7Candy Wars8.4354
8The Walk for the Runs7.7289
9Squeak Means Squeak7.6289
10The Last Christmas8.2308
11Credit Where Credit Is Due8.4339
12Lord of the Ring7.8290
13What Happens at Howdy's Doesn't Stay at Howdy's8.0310
14Modern Wedding8.2345
15Yo Zappa Do: Part 17.6290
16Yo Zappa Do: Part 27.7304
17Sex, Clown and Videotape8.0302
18Arbor Daze7.8298
19Making the Band8.6477
20The Old Girl7.9337
21Burt Mitzvah: The Musical6.9456
22Mother's Day8.3334

Season 4 (2013)

7.70 avg 22 episodes 7.8 → 8.4 21 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 292 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 283 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 253 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 243 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 248 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 252 votesEp 7: 8.6 · 387 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 236 votesEp 9: 7.6 · 253 votesEp 10: 7.5 · 230 votesEp 11: 7.6 · 236 votesEp 12: 7.5 · 234 votesEp 13: 7.5 · 226 votesEp 14: 7.8 · 240 votesEp 15: 7.7 · 242 votesEp 16: 7.6 · 227 votesEp 17: 7.5 · 213 votesEp 18: 7.4 · 224 votesEp 19: 7.7 · 224 votesEp 20: 7.4 · 219 votesEp 21: 7.6 · 223 votesEp 22: 8.4 · 281 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Déjà Vu Man7.8292
2Burt Bucks8.2283
3Ship Happens7.6253
4Hi-Def7.5243
5Extreme Howdy's Makeover7.5248
6Adoption7.8252
7Murder, She Hoped8.6387
8Dysfunction Function7.5236
9The Chance Who Stole Christmas7.6253
10Bee Story7.5230
11Hey There, Delilah7.6236
12Hot Dish7.5234
13Thrilla in Natesvilla7.5226
14Road to Natesville7.8240
15Anniversary Ball7.7242
16The One Where They Get High7.6227
17Baby Phat7.5213
18Dinner with Tropes7.4224
19Para-Natesville Activity7.7224
20Man's Best Friend7.4219
21How I Met Your Mullet7.6223
22The Father Daughter Dance8.4281
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